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Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Imposes $1.75 Million Penalty Against Issuer for Using Wrong Standard for Disclosing Executive Perquisites

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on July 2, 2018, that The Dow Chemical Company had agreed to a cease and desist order and to pay a $1.75 million penalty for failing to disclose certain expenses as...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Company Hammered with $1.75 Million Penalty for Failure to Disclose Executive Perquisites

SEC faults internal controls, employee training and requires retention of independent consultant - Using analysis that could easily be applied to other areas of disclosure, the SEC recently underscored the need for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Enforcement Actions for Failure to File Timely Reports (under Sections 16(a), 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act)

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against (i) 28 officers, directors and major beneficial owners of publicly traded companies that failed to file Schedules 13D and 13G and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eighth Circuit Applies Negligence Standard to SEC Enforcement Claims for Violations of Section 14(a) and Rules 14a-9, 13b2-1 and...

In SEC v. Das, No. 12-2780, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 15327 (8th Cir. July 29, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s delivery of jury instructions applying a negligence...more

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